Davis Center Book Prize in Political and Social Studies

2022

Honorable Mention

Compulsory Motherhood, Paternalistic State?: Ukrainian Gender Politics and the Subject of Women

Honorable Mention: Oleksandra Tarkhanova
Title: Compulsory Motherhood, Paternalistic State?: Ukrainian Gender Politics and the Subject of Woman (Palgrave Macmillan)

Compulsory Motherhood, Paternalistic State?: Ukrainian Gender Politics and the Subject of Women is an empirically rich text which presents a clear-eyed analysis of Ukrainian state gender politics. It eloquently examines how relations between woman-citizens and the state have shifted over different historical periods. Employing a critical theoretical framework, the book engages major debates in European scholarship about the role of neoliberalism and anti-gender political sentiment.

Winner: Anastasia Shesterinina